Cardiovascular Health Among Employees of a Brazilian Tertiary Hospital Assessed by the Life’s Essential 8 Score: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study
: Among employees of a Brazilian tertiary hospital, the adapted LE8 score indicated overall moderate CVH. Health behaviors-particularly diet quality and physical activity-were the main vulnerable areas. Implementation of an LE8-based assessment in the workplace may be useful for targeted prevention strategies in Brazil. Future larger and longitudinal studies are warranted to confirm these findings.
Authors
- João Gabriel Sanchez
- Ângela Cristine Bersch-Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3478-781X)
- Timo Siepmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2196-5904)
- Aline Marcadenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1994-4610)
- Fernanda Jafet El Khouri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2753-3934)
- Erlon Oliveira de Abreu-Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1089-0716)
- Alexandre Biasi
Institutions
- Dresden International University (DE)
- Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia (BR)
- Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo (BR)
- Instituto de Saúde (BR)
- Hospital do Coração (BR)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Published
- 2026-04-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15083134
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- AstraZeneca
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit